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Skyport Systems Named a 2018 TAG Cyber Distinguished Vendor
[September 14, 2017]

Skyport Systems Named a 2018 TAG Cyber Distinguished Vendor


Skyport Systems, a leading secure hyperconverged infrastructure provider for the hybrid enterprise is proud to announce its designation as a Distinguished Vendor and inclusion in the 2018 TAG Cyber Security Annual - a free handbook and reference guide for enterprise cybersecurity professionals.

Skyport was recognized for its unique take on controlling application security policies using zero-trust secure computing infrastructure. Skyport's cloud managed, on-premise solution provides IT organizations more control and flexibility, while saving time and resources with streamlined and automated operations.

"The team at Skyport Systems is really pushing the envelope on creating ways to secure a system by directly embedding into the hardware," said Dr. Edward Amoroso, CEO of TAG Cyber and author of the report. "The more ways an enterprise has to secure their data and infrastructure, the more advantageous a position they'll be in going forward facing more and more technological threats."

Dr. Amoroso hand selected leaders, including Skyport, to offer insights and assist enterprise security teams as they modernize their cyber risk program via the following three steps: Exploding the flat perimeter enterprise into distributed workloads; Offloading the resultant applications and networks onto cloud-based, software-defined infrastructure; and then Reloading protections using the best available cyber security technologies.



"We are delighted to have the opportunity to share our innovative approach to helping cloud, hybrid applications and shadow IT securely move at the speed of business," said Art Gilliland, CEO of Skyport Systems. "If followed, the extensive work he and his team are doing to educate and empower security professionals will surely lead to better protection of Active Directory and other critical IT systems from evolving threats."

Each year, TAG Cyber publishes a three-volume report to the community for download at no cost. The report is available at https://www.tag-cyber.com/. Volume 2 of the report also includes an informative interview with Skyport Systems CTO, Michael Beesley on why both hardware and software must be securely integrated to support optimal protections for application hosting.


About Skyport Systems

Skyport Systems helps innovative companies gain the control and confidence to securely run their critical applications. The company offers the award-winning SkySecure, the industry's first hyperconverged system that simplifies the deployment, management and security of today's complex data center. With security built-in from the ground up, SkySecure offers assurance protection of an on-premises solution with the flexibility and agility of a fully managed cloud-based infrastructure. By combining compute, virtualization, networking and storage onto a single platform, IT departments can streamline and automate their daily operations and maintenance that saves time and resources, without sacrificing security or performance. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. Skyport is funded by Cisco Ventures, Index Ventures, Intel (News - Alert) Capital, Google Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures. For more information, visit www.skyportsystems.com

Skyport and SkySecure are registered trademark of Skyport Systems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.


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